Influence of normal tide and the Great Tsunami as recorded through hourly-resolution micro-analysis of a mussel shell
Abstract We report here hourly variations of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Ba/Ca ratios in a Mediterranean mussel shell (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected at the Otsuchi bay, on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. This bivalve was living in the intertidal zone, where such organisms are known to form a d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99361-2 |